Don Jacobs

Don (Jake) Jacobs was raised in West Pittston Pennsylvania and graduated from Wyoming Area High School. He later attended East Stroudsburg University where he majored in Speech Communications and Theater. While in college, Jake started an internship at WNEP-TV in the summer of 1982. He was hired at WNEP-TV just three days after graduating from college and has worked there ever since.
After eight years in charge of the Assignment Desk in the newsroom, he was asked to take the position of Producer for Pennsylvania Outdoor Life. Being an avid outdoorsman, he took the job without hesitation. After three years of producing and reporting, he was promoted to host of the program. Today he is recognized as a popular on air personality for WNEP-TV.

He also hosts the “Power to Save” series on WNEP as well as other specials. Don is dedicated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s “Black and Blue Ball” and is one of the emcees for the St. Joseph’s Telethon. He also sits on numerous boards and committees in the community.

When Don is not at work or out in the community representing WNEP-TV, he is busy spending time with family and friends. Besides hunting and fishing, he also enjoys live music, dancing, cooking, mushroom picking, nature hikes and vacationing. He now lives in Lackawanna County with his girlfriend, Lucy.

Recent Articles

WNEP’s “Pennsylvania Outdoor Life” and Hoover Tractor of Mifflinburg have teamed up to give away a Kioti Mechron 2200 UTV. Here’s How To Play: Watch “Pennsylvania Outdoor Life” Sundays at 6:30 PM on WNEP and unscramble the names of trees you can find in the great outdoors. You need three unscrambled words to enter. Scramble words will be given on: Sunday, October 29 @ 6:30 PM Sunday, November 5 @ 6:30 PM Sunday, November 12 @ 6:30 PM To enter, […]

The Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pheasants Forever are celebrating the return of wild pheasant hunting to Pennsylvania. Through years of dedicated habitat improvement and research, the Wild Pheasant Recovery Area program has successfully restored huntable numbers of wild pheasants to farmland in Northumberland, Montour, and Columbia counties. The Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pheasants Forever recently held a drawing and awarded youth hunt permits. The Lucky hunters were assigned to hunt either November 4 or November 11, 2017. Each hunter will […]

Pennsylvania Outdoor Life and Drop Tine Archery have teamed up to give away two Parker crossbows. Prize 1: Parker “Gale Force” with scope, quiver and bolts valued at $999.00. Prize 2: Parker “CenterFire” with scope, quiver and bolts valued at $599.00. Here’s how to enter: Enter once between Sunday, July 2 at 7pm and Wednesday, July 12 at midnight. The first winner will be announced on Pennsylvania Outdoor Life on Sunday, July 16. Winner #2 will be announced on Sunday, July 23. Ready […]

WNEP’s “Pennsylvania Outdoor Life” and Hall’s Marine of Muncy have teamed up to give away a Crestliner 1700 Storm jet fishing boat (approximate value: $16,245). This package includes: 40 horsepower Mercury Jet motor Custom trailor 45 lb. Motorguide trolling motor Lowrance Hook 3x fish finder Who Can Enter? Everyone can enter! How Do I Play: Watch Pennsylvania Outdoor Life. Identify the fishing equipment or lure in the clue. Three clues will be given each program but you only need two correct […]

THE CONTEST ENTRY PERIOD HAS ENDED Find your Lucky Number below and tune in to “Pennsylvania Outdoor Life” on Sunday, November 27th at 6:30pm for the grand prize drawing! Lucky Numbers: Last Names A-G Last Names H-S Last Names T-Z The winner is responsible for all taxes, titles and transfers. WNEP’s “Pennsylvania Outdoor Life” and Hoover Tractor of Mifflinburg have teamed up to give away a Kioti Mechron 2200 UTV. Here’s How To Play: Watch Pennsylvania Outdoor Life and unscramble […]

PENNSYLVANIA OUTDOOR LIFE and HOOVER TRACTOR of Mifflinburg have teamed up to giveaway a KIOTI MECHRON 2200 UTV. Here’s how you can enter the “KIOTI KRAZY 2” contest. 1. Watch PENNSYLVANIA OUTDOOR LIFE Sunday at 6:30 to collect four clues. 2. Clues will be given on Sunday November 4th, , November 11th, and November 18th. The clues will appear in the form of scrambled names of trees found right here in Pennsylvania. 3. Collect and unscramble any […]

Mike grew up in Swoyersville, Luzerne County and, with a little prompting, will tell you stories of fishing the Susquehanna River and hiking the mountains near his home. After working at several radio stations in the Wyoming Valley Mike joined the WNEP staff in 1975. He was assigned the On the Pennsylvania Road feature position in 1978. Since taking to the road Mike has brought WNEP viewers to places they might not otherwise see and allowed them to meet folks […]

Jackie Vass is best known for her position as the Chief of the Community Recreation Division. She has been involved with the planning of outdoor events such as an annual fishing derby, expos and youth hunting events just to name a few. Jackie is a certified Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission boating safety instructor, Pennsylvania Hunter Education Instructor and serves as a Deputy Game Officer at her place of employment. She is a member of the Lake Region Longbeards Chapter […]

Dale Butler is the President of the Red Rock Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), a member of the National Rifle Association (NRA), A Life Member of the North American Hunting Club and a member of the Pennsylvania Deer Association. He also belongs to the Bowman Creek Watershed Association and is a Charter member of the Sunrise Farm Rod & Gun Club in New York. Dale teaches turkey calling through seminars and NWTF programs such as the youth […]

Dave Wayne Aucker is a member of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association (MLNRA), The National Rifle Association (NRA), and the Pennsylvania Federation of Black Powder Shooters. Dave and his wife Mary Lou are also 18th Century reinactors. They are partial to the French and Indian War time period and are members of the 3rd Pa. Battalion, Augusta Regiment, which was the provincial regiment funded by the Pennsylvania Government. Dave simply enjoys hunting with black powder firearms. “I love to […]